Venus Blue, a hybrid work combining painting and electronic music, imagined by composer and musician Kasper T. Toeplitz and American painter Daria Gabriel.
This pictorial and musical project is inspired by the planet Venus, both in its symbolism and its environmental connotations. The original painting, produced on aluminum panels, features complex textures obtained from a variety of materials. It becomes a moving score during performances, where the filmed visuals of the work interact with the musical composition to create an immersive experience.
The musical and visual composition is performed live by Kasper T. Toeplitz, on electric bass and electronics.
Venus Blue does not simply juxtapose music and painting, but seeks to merge these two art forms. The work is conceived simultaneously with its two media: painting influences music, and vice versa.
This constant dialogue gives rise to a new way of interpreting the connections between these two arts.
The show also tackles pressing environmental issues, such as climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, by integrating them into an artistic discourse.
The planet Venus, often seen as a warning for the future of the Earth, is used as a metaphor for the dangers of environmental degradation.
One of the central points of the project is temporality: while music unfolds a structure that evolves over time, painting is often perceived at a glance.
Venus Blue offers a new approach: the painting is slowly revealed through video projections, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in its details, textures and layers of color.
This progressive visual exploration is accompanied by a musical composition that reflects the same principle, playing on sound accumulations and complex polyphonic structures.
By fusing auditory and visual perceptions, Venus Blue seeks to create a coherent, autonomous work, where painting and music come together to offer an immersive, poetic experience.
Duration: 1 hour
A musician and a projection. Concert adaptable to the venue.
By Kasper T Toeplitz (music) and Daria Gabriel (painting)
Images: distribution in progress
With Kasper T Toeplitz (electric bass and electronics)
